Kissing Bug

Kissing Bug (2024)

Vinchuca

Nelson, a teenager who drops out of school to smuggle mobile phones on the border between Argentina and Brazil, is caught by the police and forced to work as an informant. As part of his mission he will have to move to a neighboring city, attend a new school and get close to the daughters of Jara, an alleged drug trafficking boss. During the operation, he will have to live with a conflictive gendarme and learn to resolve his differences in a world of lies, love and betrayal.

Date of release
2024-11-26
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
Luis Zorraquín

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Wanda, Puerto Esperanza zarza, Puerto Iguazú, and Puerto Libertad

Kissing Bug is a 2024 Argentinian-Brazilian drama film directed by Luis Zorraquín and starring Fernando Vergara, Ana Sedoff, and Marcelo Savignone.

Production

Kissing Bug is a co-production between Pelícano Films (from Argentina) and Labuta Filmes (from Brazil), with the participation of Productora de la Tierra. It was also supported by the Misiones Audiovisual Arts Institute (Instituto de Artes Audiovisuales de Misiones) and the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts.

Shooting took place in December 2021 in the Argentinian province of Misiones, close to the border. Filming locations include Wanda, Puerto Esperanza, Puerto Iguazú, and Puerto Libertad. Cinematography was directed by the Argentinian Edu Rabin. Spoken languages include Spanish and Portuguese. The soundtrack was made by the Brazilian Pedro Santiago with a synthesizer.

This project was Fernando Vergara's acting debut. It also marked Luis Zorraquín's second film as the director, following Guaraní (2015). Besides, Brazilian actor Rafael Sieg noted that it was his third time starring in an Argentinian-Brazilian co-production.

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